Q 01/05

Who founded CrossFit, incorporating the company in 2000 with Lauren Jenai?

A) Dave Castro

B) Greg Glassman

C) Mark Rippetoe

D) Rich Froning

Answer · why

B) Greg Glassman

Glassman, a former gymnast, is said to have invented his first CrossFit-style workout at 16 by adding weights to gymnastics.

Q 02/05

In which California city did Glassman and Jenai open their first gym in 2001?

A) San Diego

B) Sacramento

C) Santa Barbara

D) Santa Cruz

Answer · why

D) Santa Cruz

Posting the workouts online is what turned a local gym into a worldwide method.

Q 03/05

What is a CrossFit-affiliated gym commonly called?

A) A pit

B) A box

C) A cage

D) A barn

Answer · why

B) A box

The first one, CrossFit North, opened in Seattle in 2002.

Q 04/05

What does WOD stand for?

A) Weights on Demand

B) Work or Die

C) Workout of the Day

D) Weekly Olympic Drill

Answer · why

C) Workout of the Day

CrossFit has posted a free daily WOD for the public since 2001.

Q 05/05

The benchmark WOD Fran combines pull-ups with which movement, in rounds of 21, 15 and 9 reps?

A) Thrusters

B) Burpees

C) Deadlifts

D) Box jumps

Answer · why

A) Thrusters

A thruster is a front squat flowing straight into a push press.